originally posted by: odzeandennz
how about we the people choose qualified people to run the country instead of celebrities and 'ideologists' for a change.

well I think Carolyn Kennedy's strength would be being Ambassador of Japan.

The North Korea Conflict will give us a person that is better familiarized with that region of the world, which could become vital here in the near
future.

On July 24, 2013, President Obama announced Kennedy as his nominee to be United States Ambassador to Japan to succeed Ambassador John Roos. The
prospective nomination was first reported in February 2013 and, in mid-July 2013, formal diplomatic agreement to the appointment was reportedly
received from the Japanese government.

On September 19, 2013, Kennedy sat before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and responded to questions from both Republican and Democratic
senators regarding her potential appointment. Kennedy explained that her focus would be military ties, trade, and student exchange if she was selected
for the position. She was confirmed in October by unanimous consent as the first female U.S. Ambassador to Japan and was sworn in by Secretary of
State John Kerry on November 12. Kennedy arrived in Japan on November 15 and met Japanese diplomats three days later. On November 19, NHK showed live
coverage of Kennedy's arrival at the Imperial Palace to present her diplomatic credentials to Emperor Akihito.

In December 2013, she visited Nagasaki to meet with survivors of the 1945 atomic bombing of that city. On August 5, 2014, she attended a memorial
ceremony for victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima; she was the second U.S. ambassador to attend the annual memorial. This was her second visit
to Hiroshima, having visited in 1978 with her uncle, Senator Ted Kennedy.

On January 17, 2014, Kennedy made comments on Twitter that were critical of Japan's practice of dolphin drive hunting, expressing concern about the
"inhumanness" of the practice and stating that the United States government opposes drive-hunt fisheries. A senior official connected with the
seasonal dolphin hunt invited Kennedy to see for herself that the tradition was painless to the dolphins, but she later said during an appearance on
the Today Show that she had "no regrets" for her characterization of the dolphin drive hunting, explaining her opinion was not hers alone. Kennedy was
joined by Yoko Ono, Susan Sarandon, and Ricky Gervais in opposition to the practice and calling for an end to the hunt. Some Japanese officials called
Kennedy's characterization hypocritical considering the amount of meat that Americans consume.

In February 2014, Kennedy visited the southern Japanese island of Okinawa, the site of the large military bases of United States Forces Japan, and was
received by protests against the American military presence and placards with "no base" written on them. The protesters are opposed to the American
military presence citing various concerns over sexual assaults and the environmental impact of the base. Kennedy subsequently met with Okinawa's
governor, Hirokazu Nakaima, who was re-elected in 2010 in opposition to the base. She pledged to reduce the burden of the American military presence
in Okinawa.

Kennedy in October 2014.
Kennedy visited the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power station in May 2014, accompanied by her son John Schlossberg. The plant had been damaged by the
powerful earthquake that occurred in March 2011. Damage caused the release of a radioactive plume that contaminated air and water as far south as
Tokyo and led to the evacuation of thousands of U.S. military family members. After the tour, Kennedy stated the U.S. had done all it could to support
Japan following the earthquake.

She accompanied Akie Abe on a tour of the USS Olympia on February 12, 2015. Lieutenant Erik Edwards called Kennedy "a terrific representative of her
country". In April 2015, Kennedy visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, which displayed the impact from the 1945 atomic bombing. Kennedy called
her visit a "solemn honor" and also planted dogwood trees on a road, participating in a U.S. project to spread 3,000 dogwood trees across Japan.

On August 6, 2015, Kennedy accompanied US Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs Rose Gottemoeller to the
memorial for the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan by the United States in World War II. It marked the 70th anniversary of the bombing, and
Gottemoeller became the first senior American official to attend the annual memorial. Kennedy was only the second US ambassador to attend. With
representatives of 100 countries in attendance, Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe reiterated Japan's official support for the abolition of nuclear
weapons.

Kennedy resigned as the United States Ambassador to Japan shortly before Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States. She
formally left Japan as Ambassador on January 18, 2017

The Kennedy name no longer has sway in the US as it once did. Folks have forgotten Johnny , Bobby , and Teddy . Mention Chelsea Clinton and I would
wager most of the populace would recognize that name . Most folks would probably not know who Caroline Kennedy is. For some it may bring back a vague
memory of a name from history class , yet could not put it together.

a reply to: pteridine
Not so sure Kennedy's would be similar to the other ones in context of a Monarchy claim.
Conspiracy wise JFK was "removed". If you believe in the conspiracy around it, wouldn't they be rather anti establishment-including Monarchical?

As appealing as it would be, however, I am going to have to say no, for 2 reasons:

1) She is a woman. The country on a whole is not ready for a woman to be president. And going after Trump, would not be nice or polite, and be down
right nasty. He and his supporters would insult and threaten her to no end.

2) The other reason is that she is a Kennedy. One of the things that people saw and quickly tired of are political dynastic families who go into
politics and tend to hold the same positions, handing it to family members.

But the biggest hold up will be Trump. Much will depend on how the country is sitting by 2019/2020. At that time frame the people who need to be
swayed will either look and get tired of this administration and vote someone else in office, or will be content and vote him back into office.

But what is known, is that the Democrats are going to have to get out to the Rural communities and make a better showing and presence there if they
even hope to have any chances.

How about staying away from dynasties completely? I would have thought the country had had enough of concentrating power in the hands of a few
families. If you wanted a Royal Family you shouldn't have fought or independence.

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